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PTO NEWSLETTER

APRIL 2012

Dear Crestwood Families,

Our parent night for children entering kindergarten in the fall will be on Thursday, April 12th at 6:00, in our cafeteria.

The evening will begin with a presentation from our kindergarten teachers, as well as the school nurse. The PTO will

again invite parents to join and participate in our school community. Parents will have the opportunity to complete un-

finished paperwork, as well as tour the building.

We hope you can join us on Friday, April 27th for our 8th annual Earth Day celebration hosted by the Outdoor Educa-

tion Committee. This wonderful afterschool event has many activities for the families. The PTO will be assisting and

volunteering at the various stations set up on the primary and intermediate campus. Please see the attached flyer to sign

up for this event.

Thank your for all your support! Crestwood Primary Right To Read Week

Mrs. Trivelli

Board Members: Martha Phillips, President / Bonnie Lovejoy, Vice President / Norman Erickson / Debra Soltisz / Matt Sorrick

11256 Bowen Rd. / Mantua, OH 44255 / www.crestwoodschools.org

On Monday, March 5th Right to Read Week was kicked off by 3 special visitors, The Cat

in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2. They went to each classroom and gave the students

Dr. Seuss bookmarks. The students also received Dr. Seuss reading stickers. Each

teacher chose a Dr. Seuss book and decorated the classroom doors. The students had

a great time touring the building and looking at all the door decorations.

The “reading bubble” was set up in the cafeteria. Classes were able to go to the bubble

for either silent reading or to be read to by their teacher. There were baskets of Dr.

Seuss books for the students to enjoy. Our kindergarten students helped with the morn-

ing announcements by reading our Dr. Seuss book quotes and facts. Each class submit-

ted an answer for the book quote. A name was drawn each day and the “winning” class

received either Dr. Seuss pencils or pencil top erasers.

We were privileged to have over 60 guest readers

visit our school this week and read to the classes.

Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, community

members, retired teachers, and staff members

were among the readers. We are very apprecia-

tive of all the guest readers.

Principal: Beth Trivelli / btrivelli@crestwoodschools.org

Main Office: 330-357-8202

PreschoolPreschoolPreschoolPreschool

The preschool enrichment program is going very well. We have had 5 sessions and have covered these areas of math: patterns, measurement, shapes such as cylinders and cones and numbers beyond 10. We will be finishing up with graphs and money lessons in the next few weeks. Mrs. Marlow hopes to continue the enrichment program next year for

the four year old group.

KindergartenKindergartenKindergartenKindergarten

Kindergarten students are working on beginning sounds, letters, sight

words and beginning to read!

They are writing and working on spaces and writing the letters correct-ly. The math topics have been measurement, capacity and graphing. They have learned about needs and wants in Social Studies as well.

Earth Science was the topic for this month in Science.

The first graders have been working on creating various art projects for the sensory bubble

of “Antarctica and Northeast Ohio.” Students are using the ipads as an intervention piece in

both math and reading skills. In social studies, the “Flat Stanley’s” are arriving from all over

the United States! Students are having a lot of fun learning about maps and states. Stu-

dents will be reading non-fiction books about animals and writing research papers.

First GradeFirst GradeFirst GradeFirst Grade

The second graders are busy learning about the Earth and Space. They have been observ-ing and filling out a moon journal at home for the last 16 days to record the changes. The unit will be completed by learning about the constellations. In math the second graders have been working on measurement both metric and standard units of measure for length and capacity. All second grade students have just completed two weeks of the Iowa and

CogAT tests.

Second Grade Second Grade Second Grade Second Grade

Classroom HappeningsClassroom HappeningsClassroom HappeningsClassroom Happenings

Crestwood Primary Science and Technology Night Crestwood Primary Science and Technology Night Crestwood Primary Science and Technology Night Crestwood Primary Science and Technology Night

Crestwood Primary School had over 200 people visit our Science and Technology Night on Tuesday, March 20th. The night was a collaborative project between Hiram College students and Crestwood Primary Teachers. Each teacher created an interactive activity using ipads, Mobi’s, Animoto, and Smartboards to showcase our use of technology to teach math and science. Mrs. Calapa and Ms. Viers built a giant science bubble called: Antarctic/Northeast Ohio Science Sensory Bubble which was a comparison of the two habitats. Each second grader researched an animal and created a model to display in the sensory bubble. Dr. Lee, the professor from Miami University, presented with Natalie Harr about the culmination of the Antarctica Adventure. Professor Roxanne Sorrick was instrumental in making this evening a success.

Art Teacher Needs Your Help!

Mrs. Skully needs plastic bottle

caps (any size or color) to create an

art sculpture for the school that will

remind students of the importance

of RECYCLING. Mrs. Skully will be

collecting them throughout 2012.

Mother’s Day Spring Candle SaleMother’s Day Spring Candle SaleMother’s Day Spring Candle SaleMother’s Day Spring Candle Sale

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CPS First Graders Presented CPS First Graders Presented CPS First Graders Presented CPS First Graders Presented

Spring ProgramSpring ProgramSpring ProgramSpring Program

On Thursday, March 29th our first grade students performed their spring music program. The students from Mrs.Brode, Miss Harr and Mrs. Crowe’s classes performed at the 6pm program. The students from Miss Benton, Mrs. Chesla and Mrs. Picone’s classes performed at the 7:15 program. Mrs. Gilles, vocal music teacher, directed the students in “Great American Vacation!” Both performances were

outstanding and as usual many were in attendance.

Mark Your Calendars

For These Upcoming Events

Next PTO Meeting Tues. April 17th 7 pm

We have had great participation at our new nightly meetings. New parents are welcome to join

at any time throughout the school year. We will be meeting in the library.

Akron Zoo Mobile News Mon. - Wed. April 16th-18th

Parents...April will be the last zoo mobile for the 2011-12 school year. Thank you to everyone who has helped make the program a success. The dates are Mon.-Wed. April 16th-18th. See you there.

Crestwood Local School Kindergarten Information for the 2012-13 school year

There will be a “Kindergarten Parent Information Night” for parents on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 6:00 P.M.

at the Crestwood Primary School Cafeteria. No child care services will be available at this time.

All questions can be directed to Crestwood Primary School at 330-357-8202

Crestwood Primary Donation to Safer Futures

Thanks to our Crestwood families for the generous donations to Safer Futures of Por-tage County. It was so much appreciated, and they were really surprised at the amount of goods Crestwood Primary collected in one week. A big thank you to Dannella Reyn-olds for organizing this event. Our Brownie Troop 732 also collected 600 pounds of food, clothing and toiletries for Safer Futures. Thank you for all the support!!

Congratulations to these students for being

Caught in the Act in March

Nurses Notes from Mrs. Abruzino, School NurseNurses Notes from Mrs. Abruzino, School NurseNurses Notes from Mrs. Abruzino, School NurseNurses Notes from Mrs. Abruzino, School Nurse

Spring is here and that always brings “SPRING FEVER!” We have more

playground accidents, insects, and allergies! Here are some helpful tips to help your

child:

1. Make sure your child has sturdy shoes to wear on the playground each day. Gym

shoes and sandals with a back are the best. Leave flip-flops, slip-on sandals, and

heels for weekend activities.

2. Even though it may seem warm, make sure your child brings a light jacket or

sweatshirt to school each day. Temperatures can change during the day.

3. If your child has a bee sting allergy, make sure we have emergency medication at

school. Medication forms are available on the school website.

4. If your child takes seasonal allergy medication, give it every day even if there are

no allergy symptoms. The medication helps control the symptoms, but not the

actual allergy.

5. Tell your child to stay away from berries and mushrooms that are on bushes or in

the grass. These can be harmful if ingested.

We always can use lightly used sweatpants and gym shorts in the clinic. Please think

of us when getting rid of outgrown clothing.

Thanks your support of school health.

Skyler Abee Emily Ballentine Jada Breeden

Cailee Bowne Lauren Barnes Xavier Condo

Alex Carter Jacob Beer Jacob Dustman

Kaelan Edwards Scotty Carver Drew Ferrari

Cassidy Herman Abby Chevrier Jake Habbyshaw

Kaitlyn Huffman Cole Dillon Ericka Hager

Abigail Jordan Caroline Edwards Jackson Hager

Nick Jordan Madison Fry Cidney Herman

Terra Long Maisey Gauntner Ian Huebner

Alivia Lougen Kyndall Hahn Hunter Janson

Tyler McCreery Dylan Justice Cody Justice

Gavin McIntyre McKayla Lawson Mackenzie Langford

Cailyn Montgomery Melia Morrell Summer Larch

Haley Osman Cadence Olson Xana McCray

Peyton Pasko Mackenizee Campfield Noah Leyh

Gavin Pokorny Alexandria Ramsey Emily Marek

Kole Rotter Alexis Reichard Haydn Miller

Emma Sayre Madison Robertson Laurel Monroe

Lauren Schlund Anthony Roth Jenna Patton

Mackenzie Thompson Adon Semety Madison Ross

Ryland Turner Dillon Simpson Jacob Rowe

Rylee Ule Nick Wesley Nicholas Schreckengost

Jonathon Wilson Luke Wilcox Anthony Tosi

Raili Vandercook Lila Vandercook

Rian Yeatts

And Show Your Support For Crestwood by...

Sending in Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup

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for our school

RIGHT TO READ WEEK

In second grade, students in Mrs. Grebb’s class have been learning about measuring. They have used

rulers, meter sticks, yardsticks and containers to determine capacity and length of objects. Mrs.

McCoy brought in her glass container collection. We learned how milk used to be delivered to houses

in glass jars. Mrs. McCoy even had a glass jar called a “Jill”. We then had fun exploring and discover-

ing how many cups are in a pint, how many pints are in a quart, how many quarts are in a gallon, and

we found out how much a “Jill” holds!

Mrs. Marlow’s morning preschool class read

Hop on Pop and then practiced their hopping

skills by hopping on the pops.

Pictured above is Memphis English from Mrs.

Marlow’s afternoon preschool class. They read

The Foot Book, took pictures of their feet and

covered them, & then tried to guess whose feet

were whose!